What retail chain has the best computer system?

[wellwell]

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I've always read Walgreens, but is this really true?

 

[dgroulx]

I've always read Walgreens, but is this really true?

I think it really depends on what you think is best. Walgreens has a very user friendly interface, and some nice features. But, it has a big limitation on the insurance field. You can only have 3 insurances for one person. My old PDX system can hold up to 9 and I usually use about 6.

For COB on Walgreens, you have to exit out and go to another screen, fill in a bunch of garbage and submit. Pain in the butt. I just rerun it with the second insurance, the computer asks "Split Bill?" and I say "Y".

The user friendly PDX system has been in beta testing all this year and we should be getting parts of it installed by the end of the year. Publix is already switching from PDX to their new system. CVS has a new system. So, I don't think that Walgreens can hold that title for long.

 

[steveysmith54]

Rite AID no question about it.

 

[PharmDstudent]

If you plan on retiring sometime during your life, I wouldn't work for Rite Aid or K-Mart. All of the pharmacists that I know who worked for K-Mart lost all of their retirement whenever K-Mart went bankrupt. Also, Rite Aid's stock is in the toilet right now.

So... Work for a company that you like, would want to retire from, and has a decent enough computer system- in that order. You aren't going to give a rat's *** about the computer system whenever your pharmacy school classmates get to retire with a nice pension, and you're stuck working until you're 80!

 

[FruitFly]

If you plan on retiring sometime during your life, I wouldn't work for Rite Aid or K-Mart. All of the pharmacists that I know who worked for K-Mart lost all of their retirement whenever K-Mart went bankrupt. Also, Rite Aid's stock is in the toilet right now.

So... Work for a company that you like, would want to retire from, and has a decent enough computer system- in that order. You aren't going to give a rat's *** about the computer system whenever your pharmacy school classmates get to retire with a nice pension, and you're stuck working until you're 80!

If you want a nice pension, go the government route/uniformed services. Much better savings plans along with a good retirement system.

 

[Sosumi]

Rite-Aid's stock price has nothing to do with my pension... Most of my 401k is diversied in other funds and indices. I will still have that money (as long as Wall Street doesn't collapse completely when I retire). Their stock price means nothing unless you invest in it. They granted all of their pharmacists 85 shares each year anyway at no cost to us -- it's not a stock option plan like Walgreen's. This argument was the same one several CVS DM's and recruiters keep calling me about to no avail.

I still love Rite-Aid's computer system above all the other ones I've worked with -- Neighborcare's, Target's, Wal-Mart's, and Giant's.

 

[AngelaCL]

I've never seen Walgreen's system, but Osco/Albertsons/what have you is really nice.

 

[jackbauer1]

Ive worked and/or have done my rotations at Walgreens, CVS, Osco, and Target within the last year. I'd say Osco's is #1.

 

[The Sonoran]

I've worked in ALL of them. No doubt.. Wal-Mart has the best system, followed closely by Walgreens.

 

[afablej]

Really why do you say Walmart is the best? I'm interested in their company/system.. the company seems to treat their pharmacists well. I know there is a default that the rph must counsel for all new rx's (rather than an offer to counsel with Walgreens). Also, what would you say are their weaknesses?

Just to contribute to the blog, the more I learn about Walgreens the more I realize that it is really user friendly. I just used the FINDMPD insurance plan name today and it was great considering the patient was like 100 years old and they forgot to bring their medicare part d card. All you need is their SSN and the reject screen gives the whole bin #, id#, group #. God they should do that with ALL insurance cards! Haha 😛